Golf rag



H. EARL GOLF BAG Filed May 9, 1924 INVENTOR BY MM FIG 1 ATTORNEY Patented Aug. 21, 1928;

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a. Itis the principal object of; my invention to providefa] simple and durable golf bag which, when the Pl y r is executinga stroke,

a will be supported in an upright position upon the ground, This obviates the neces lqt sity'and inconvenience of theplaycr stoop ing down to raisethe ,bagaftera'drivc, to. carry it to the next playing position. i It is a further object'of my invention to provide'a golf bag 'providedwitli pivotal i, legs which are foldedagainst thesides of the bag when th latter is being carried.

By handle'means whichmay be easily operated by the player, these legs may be moved outwardly to support the bag in. an upright position during the execution of a golf stroke by the player.

In the accom anying drawings illustrat ing one form embodiment of my invention, Figure 1 is a side elevational v ew of my golf bag in a self-standing osition. And Figure 2 is a top plan view of t 1e same".

Referring to the accompan ing drawings, the numeral 1 designates a sultable golf club bag which in this instance is preferably made of leather covered metal such as aluminum. Slidably mounted on the upper part of the bag is a sleeve 2 constructed of' aluminum or other suitable metal.

Projecting from the outer surface of the sleeve at suitable distances apart around 1t, are pairs of ears 3, 3. Pivotally secured between each pair of ears 3, 3 b a pm 4, is the upper end of a leg 5 that is preferably constructed of spring steel tubing. P1votally secured by pins 6 to the middle portions of the legs 5, are the fork ends of swinging arms 7. Each one of said arms is hingedly secured at its inner end by a pin 8, between a pair of cars 9, 9 that project outwardly from the outer surface of the lower part of the bag 1.

The legs 5, 5 just described are adapted to be'forced outwardly to the inclined positions shown in full lines in Figure. 1 to support the bag in an upright position when the latter is left on the ground by the player during the execution of a drive or other stroke. After the play is executed, the legs may be drawn inwardly to their dotted line positions in Figure 1, to assume such positions near the sides of the bag that they will eat meats what-a. pla ers walking movement.

0 th purpose of forcingjthe lower ends 1 of the legs 5,. 5 outwardlyto their inclined positionswhen the golf bag is. set down, and to draw them inwardly when 7 the bag is. picked up, any suitablemeans .may be em-y plojyed such as the substantially oval-shaped handle lOshow'n in Figured-Q This handle. 1s preferablyintegral with the sleeve 2, so thatthelatter may be raisodand lowered by it to draw the legs '5, 5 inwardly and force them outwardly at the proper times, Preferably secured to the side of the bag 1 near thehandle 10, are two guide rails, 11, 11 between which it is, verticallymovable and by whichit is kept from twisting. v

For the purpose of holding the sleeve '2' n a desired position, there are formed in the side of the bag 1 between the intersecting planes of the guide rails 11, 11, a series of radial holes 12. Formed in the handle 10 isa hole which is adapted to register with any one of the holes 12 in the bag, so that there may project into a selected one of said holes 12 the inwardly turned end 13 of a curved locking member 14. Formed on the outer surface of the latter is an ear 15 whichv is pivoted within a concave recess formed in the upper inner part of said handle. Between the outer upper end of the locking member'14 and the inner surface of said recess, a short compression spring 16 is inserted. When the/handle 10 is grasped by the hand of a player to lift the bag, the fingers of that hand may be pressed against the inner surface of the locking member 14 to withdraw its inwardly turned end 13 from a hole 12 in the bag, against the compression of the spring 16. And then, when the handle is drawn upwardly to its uppermost position, or any other desired one, the

pressure of the, fingers upon the locking member 14 will be released to permit the spring to force the locking end 13 of said member into the hole 12 opposite it in the handle 10 may be unlocked by pressure 'upon the inner surface of the locking member 14, whereupon the sleeve 2 may be forced down wardly a desired distance to extend the legs 5, 5 to a position which will make the bag self-standing. Then, after a play has been completed, the player may return to the bag and pick it up without the necessity of stooping down to raise it from a position parallel with the ground. After the handle is grasped, an inward pressure upon the lockin member 14 will permit the sleeve 2 to be e evated to draw thelegs 5, 5 inwardly to their out-of-the-way positions.

I do not wish to be limited to the details of construction and arrangement herem shown and described, and any changes or modifications may be made therein within Votally secured to said sleeve to brace the bag for support in an upright position upon the ground, a handle on said sleeve, formed with a hole in its side adjacent the bag, the latter having holes with which the hole in the handle is adapted to be brought into registry, a locking member pivotally secured within the handle and having a projection adapted to pass through the hole therein for entrance into any one of said holes in the bag, and resilient means inserted between the locking member and the handle, for the purpose specified.

2. The combination with a golf bag, of a sleeve slidably mounted thereon, means pivotally secured to said sleeve to brace the bag for support in an upright position upon the ground, a handle on said sleeve, formed with a hole in its side adjacent the bag, the latter having a series of vertically-arranged holes with which the hole in the handle is adapted to be brought into registry, a locking member pivotally secured within said handle and having a projection adapted to pass through the hole therein for entrance into any one of said holes in the bag, and a spring inserted between the outer end of said locking member and the handle.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 7th day of May, 1924.

HERMON EARL. 

